Originally Posted By phruby I don't know. That Maglev Car is made by Tyco. I still have some of their slot car tracks. They always fly off the track around corners! Didn't Gakken make the Go-bots?
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>*Paging OC Dean... Paging OC Dean...* <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://thesims.com/en_US/the-s...e-future">http://thesims.com/en_US/the-s...e-future</a> << Thanks Hans, I was 20 posts behind on this topic. Finally got around to it. >>Replace Autopia or peoplemover with <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008..._work-2/">http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008..._work-2/</a> Generate some power with custom config/shaped solar arrays.New types of wind generation mills and multi-purpose architecture. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.evolo.us/competitio...jakarta/">http://www.evolo.us/competitio...jakarta/</a> No shortage of positive technology to design and showcase << That's exactly right Patrick, and thank you for posting this. I know Han's disagrees .. but if Tomorrowland falls behind, it's not because there's not enough futurism out there in the world. It's that Disney would rather push franchises.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I almost passed out! Look what this looks like: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Einschienenbahn_%28Monorail%29_im_Europa-Park.JPG">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...Park.JPG</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Looks just like the monorails in the old Roller Coaster Tycoon computer game, where most of the rides were based on those in European parks. I haven't seen that one before, but it makes sense
Originally Posted By oc_dean No, it looks like the Peoplemover on a monorail track. The canopy tops are the dead-give-away.
Originally Posted By oc_dean If you all don't think this isn't borrowing from the 1967 PM design .... you all have been drinking! <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/img_4577_157.jpg">http://www.themeparkreview.com..._157.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm not saying that it isn't based on the PeopleMover, but the first thing that popped into my mind was the ride in Roller Coaster Tycoon. Knowing how things progress, it's entirely possible (and likely) that the German park was inspired by DL, and the game was inspired by the German park
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "No, it looks like the Peoplemover on a monorail track." It actually IS a peoplemover on a monorail track.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 That's what the Magic Mountain "Metro" (since sold to HersheyPark) always felt like, even though I know it was a proper monorail. But it was very slow and had totally open windows, so it always felt more like a PeopleMover.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 The old Metro: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3jV5FcVqpE8/SPvG8WOJGCI/AAAAAAAAEGg/Xcv9xNBaz3g/s1600-h/8+MM+Gran+prix_Metro.jpg">http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3jV5...etro.jpg</a> And in that search, I discovered that MM maybe be getting a new, much more monorail-like monorail for 2014: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thecoasterguy.com/index.php/2013/04/01/monorail-returning-to-six-flags-magic-mountain/">http://www.thecoasterguy.com/i...ountain/</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "And in that search, I discovered that MM maybe be getting a new, much more monorail-like monorail for 2014:" You need to read all the way to the end of the article.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I actually fell for it. Didn't read all the way through ... Good thing Hans said something ... I kinda raced out of the article to show my glee and enthusiasm! MAGIC MOUNTAIN GETS IT'S MONORAIL BACK!! YIPPEE ....UHHHH ....... hold on...
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Gotta tip my hat to the author - he wrote it just the way such announcements are typically unveiled, with details on the park history that were true... and then with convincing-sounding "PR Speak" from both the MM and Intamin "spokespeople" - usually you read these April Fool-type announcements and can figure out within a paragraph or two that they're bogus. This one was quite well done.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo So are the people who want a forward thinking Tomorrowland the same people who get excited by Peoplemovers and Monorails (or lame combos of both)? Just curious.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Use your imagination Yookeroo. Not "20th Century" looking monorails and peoplemovers ... but systems that are "out of this world" / very "23rd Century" That's what I'm thinking. That's forward thinking. Then again ... why am I wasting my time explaining. You just want to make another crack at us, who do believe in mass transit systems .. while you never offer examples to back up your position.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Not "20th Century" looking monorails and peoplemovers ... but systems that are "out of this world" / very "23rd Century" " But what would that be exactly? Serious question, not trying to be flip or argumentative.
Originally Posted By mawnck Yeah, I'm with Yookeroo here. Monorails are just not a cost-effective means of transportation, and they won't be in the 23rd century either, because the rails now cost too dang much. You can build a moving vehicle in any goofball shape you want and put it on any track you want, but the real issues in transportation for the future are power sources and efficiency. And I don't think Joe Six-Pack is going to look at Peoplemover Mark IV (or whichever one they're on) and go "Oh wow it's so COOL how efficient that is!" I think we've run out of "out of this world", at least when it comes to transportation. And Tomorrowland can be traversed on foot fairly quickly ...
